# Vietnam fragrant rice price hits 4-month high as exporters hold back fresh offers | S&P Global

> Platts assessed Vietnam Fragrant 5% rice at $436/mt FOB on April 6, up 6.6% month over month and the highest since December. Vietnamese exporters held back new offers to fulfill February and March contracts, while Philippine buyers remain active after a 600,000 mt import allocation for May and June.

- Date: 2026-04-07 · published 2026-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19791-vietnam-fragrant-rice-price-hits-4-month-high-as-exporters-hold-back-fresh
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Limited Vietnamese offer availability and strong Philippine demand support fragrant rice prices and tighten near-term export supply.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-07-03 | [Surging demand offers Vietnam rice exporters bright prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40568-surging-demand-offers-vietnam-rice-exporters-bright-prospects.md) | +1.1% | +3.3% |
| RICE | 2023-10-24 | [Vietnam’s export rice prices reach record high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33697-vietnam-s-export-rice-prices-reach-record-high.md) | -0.2% | +8.1% |
| RICE | 2022-11-16 | [Vietnam rice prices gain top spot on global markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38754-vietnam-rice-prices-gain-top-spot-on-global-markets.md) | +0.9% | -5.8% |
| RICE | 2022-12-19 | [Vietnam’s export rice price increases highly \| SGGP English Edition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8468-vietnam-s-export-rice-price-increases-highly-sggp-english-edition.md) | +8.0% | +7.7% |
| RICE | 2023-07-31 | [Vietnamese rice prices increase after India’s export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35132-vietnamese-rice-prices-increase-after-india-s-export-ban.md) | +2.1% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/040726-vietnam-fragrant-rice-price-hits-4-month-high-as-exporters-hold-back-fresh-offers

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